Birger's Ragtime Band was founded in April 3rd, 2011 with the mission to play traditional New Orleans jazz in all its forms like ragtime, gospels, marches, blues namely, everything that matters in traditional New Orleans jazz.

The founding members were Birger Lindstrom clarinet, Robert de Godzinsky piano, Philip Hedlund banjo and voc., Jussi Sipilä bass and Sven-Erik Krogius drums and washboard. Over the years the line-up has varied and today Jukka Järvelä plays the banjo and Pekka Sarmanto plays the bass. A big change happened when Charlotta Kerbs joined the band as a vocalist.

Birger's Ragtime Band performs at jazz festivals, jazz clubs, church concerts, conferences, cocktail parties, Gatsby parties, birthday parties, dance events, weddings etc. In addition, the band also arranges travels to other countries and every time they take a busload of fans with them. Last time, in August 2016 the goal of the trip was the biggest traditional jazz festival in Sweden, namely the Hällevik Tradjazz Festival. Other festivals the band participated in include Baltic Jazz, Otava Happy Jazz and Tyyki Jazz in Finland and the New Orleans Festival in Mannaminne, Kramfors in Sweden. The band has also performed in Spain. In February 2015, the band traveled to Northern Sweden on tour and played church concerts in Kiruna and Pajala. The band has also made two CD records.

Birger's Ragtime Band has also received reviews from Otava Happy Jazz Festival in the Finnish online magazine JazzRytmit. Editor-in-Chief Osku Rajala wrote, among other things: "A nice, well-played set that took many thoughts into nostalgia for the early years of jazz. The show of Birger's Ragtime Band was the perfect event namely, Happy Jazz."

The project leader for the Hällevik Tradjazz Festival Rune Källén wrote: "Hello Birger! Thank you for your great contribution in Hällevik. Super!"The band can perform its show in Swedish, Finnish and English.